Is CVE-2018-1111 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-1111 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1111?

CVE-2018-1111 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2018-1111

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 97.9%EU EUVD

DHCP packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, Fedora 28, and earlier are vulnerable to a command injection flaw in the NetworkManager integration script included in the DHCP client. A malicious DHCP server, or an attacker on the local network able to spoof DHCP responses, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on systems using NetworkManager and configured to obtain network configuration using the DHCP protocol.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-77
EPSS score: 97.9% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-11756)
Published: May 17, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-11756 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise virtualization
redhat / enterprise virtualization
redhat / enterprise virtualization host

Certified products that may be affected

12 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3867 - historical

See all 12 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104195(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040912(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1453(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1454(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1455(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1456(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1457(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1458(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1459(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1460(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1461(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1524(Vendor Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3442151(Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1111(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CDCLLCHYFFXW354HMB5QBXOQOY5BH2EJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IDJA4QRR74TMXW34Q3DYYFPVBYRTJBI7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMTTB54QNTPD2SK6UL32EVQHMZP6BUUD/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44652/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44890/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-10

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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